Making a Difference

Delay & Closing Information

The
Superintendent/Assistant to the Superintendent monitors weather reports
the evening prior to and early morning on the day of predicted inclement
weather. The concern for student
and staff safety is paramount.

Our
maintenance department and the AKS Bus Company supervisor
contact the North Versailles and East McKeesport Police Department for an
assessment of road conditions prior to 4:30 a.m. and reports to the
Superintendent.

The
maintenance department then conducts and on-site assessment of weather
conditions and reports any available information to the Superintendent/Assistant
to the Superintendent.

The Superintendent/Assistant
to the Superintendent is in contact with a network of approximately 15
other superintendents in the area in order to collaborate on the conditions
and the necessary procedure.

Based
on the information received, the Superintendent/Assistant to the
Superintendent decides if a school delay or closing is deemed necessary
and then activates the communication system by 5:00 a.m.

NOTE: Delaying school is always preferable to
closing, but the safety of students and staff is always the determining
factor. While the decision to delay or
cancel will not always be satisfactory to everyone, it is based on current
weather conditions and immediately available information. Please be aware that sometimes weather
conditions may deteriorate hours after the decision to delay has been made at
5:00 a.m. Once students have left their
homes for their bus stops and staff has left their homes to arrive at school,
it is extremely difficult to change a decision from a delay to a cancellation
of school. The East Allegheny
School District will do
everything possible to ensure that students arrive safely at school and are
returned safely to their homes at the conclusion of the school day.